Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences
| Type | Institute under State Legislature Act |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 (as Nizam Charitable Hospital) 1980 (as Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences) 1989 (as a university) |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | NIMS |
| Affiliations |
University Grants Commission (UGC) Medical Council of India (MCI) Association of Indian Universities (AIU) |
| Website | http://nims.edu.in/ |
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences shortly NIMS is an Institute under State Legislature Act in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is established under the Act of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature.It has campuses in Punjagutta and Bibinagar.
NIMS is recognized by University Grants Commission and Medical Council of India. It is administered under the supervision of Governing Council, Executive Board, Director and other statutory bodies.
The institute is located in Punjagutta area at the prime center of the twin cities and spread over an area of about 23 acres (93,000 m2). It has the constructed area of more than six lakh sq.ft. The Institute serves through 27 Departments. Out of them, 14 are Super Specialties and others are Supporting Departments. The Institute has a bed strength of 946, out of which 603 are in General Wards, 166 in private rooms and 177 in emergency and post operative care.
It publishes the monthly journal "The Clinical Proceedings of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences" for the last 20 years.
The Nizam's Charitable Trust in 1961 thought of starting a specialty Hospital for orthopaedic patients with an initial investment of Rs. 55 Lakhs. The foundation stone was laid on 16 July 1961 by Sri Morarji Desai, Minister for Finance, Government of India.
The Nizam's Orthopaedic Hospital was inaugurated by Sri S. K. Patil, Union Minister for Railways and was declared open by Her Highness, the Princess of Berar on 22 December 1964. The first Superintendent of the hospital was M. Ranga Reddy, a well known Orthopedic Surgeon, who convinced Nizam to build a specialty hospital for Orthopedics and played an important role in its construction. The Hospital was under the Nizam charitable trust until it was handed over to AP Government. Dr Ranga Reddy was the administrator of the hospital also till then.
The Trust handed over the hospital to the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 13 February 1976 under a 99-year lease agreement for which the trust receives rs 1 each year. The hospital was renamed as Nizam's Institute of Orthopaedics and Specialities (NIOS). It was inaugurated by Sri Jalagam Vengala Rao, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 31 March 1976.N
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